Tzohar

One in four Israeli Jews celebrate or consider celebrating Christmas - poll

The poll reflects the wider cultural presence of Christmas in Israeli public spaces, including markets, decorations, and seasonal events.

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.
KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

High Court orders Chief Rabbinate to decide on Tzohar’s kashrut license after year-long delay

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.

Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment

 MORDECHAI COHEN (R), the legendary ‘masgiach’ of Carmel’s Zichron Ya’acov Cellars.

Wine talk: Separation, not division


Israeli ‘Tzohar’ rabbis in talks to oversee kosher food at Qatar World Cup

Israel, FIFA and Qatar finalized an arrangement by which Israelis can attend the World Cup on Thursday.

 Rabbi Marc Schneier with H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Doha, Qatar.

Tzohar needs to be more honest about its wine kashrut certification - opinion

Tzohar has been more lenient in its wine kashrut certification than usually accepted but hasn't stated so on the bottles.

 Wines

Storm sparked as Tzohar rabbi recommended to head Conversion Authority

Rabbi Benayahu Brunner, a member of Tzohar and a judge in rabbinical courts, has been appointed to head the Conversion Authority.

 Rabbi Benayahu Brunner

Garin Harel wants to settle the Negev, what’s holding it up?

Garin Harel is a collective of 130 people who aim to establish an "alternative tourism-based Kibbutz" in the Negev desert.

 Garin Harel, a community of over 40 families working to settle the Negev.

Tzohar organization wins special recognition at Israel Cuisine Awards

The Tzohar organization is a collaborative of over 800 orthodox rabbis launched in 2018 with the aim of providing more modern kashrut certification.

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

How do you deal with end-of-life issues?

Tzohar’s community service to help families

 The success of medicine has cast a shadow.

Tzohar humanizes Israeli judaism - opinion

Tzohar rabbis understand that every Jew’s mission includes cultivating Jewish unity.

 THEN-EDUCATION MINISTER Naftali Bennett and Rabbi David Stav at a Tzohar conference in Jerusalem in 2016.

Tzohar rabbi: No need to sleep in sukkah in mixed cities for fear of violence

Rabbi David Stav was asked the question by a resident of Lod in light of the recent spate of violence • Lod chief rabbi rules otherwise, says not safety concerns

This is Hamas’s victory image. Policemen stand near a burning police car during clashes with Arab rioters in the Arab-Jewish town of Lod this week.

Kashrut will serve public rather than politicos in new reform - analysis

With certain cafes being mistreated by the rabbinate, Tzohar steps in to supply kashrut approval.

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Beit Hillel founder Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth dies at 50

"A brilliant scholar who connected Torah and action, love and awe… who worked with all his might to endear the Torah to Israeli society."

Beit Hillel founder Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth